High-water mark
675.9772
career-best overall
93.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 675.9772 at Up in Smoke BBQ Bash — 93.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2015-07-24
PORCHY'S BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1492
peak 1492 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-07-26
latest 2017-07-21
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 65%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
621.54
last 5 Master vs avg 621.54 (+0.00)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±70.38
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 167.07 · weakest Brisket (160.26)
Road miles
1
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
47%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1560)
Master avg
621.54 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
DRY 2 DA BONE ahead in 100% of their meetings
DRY 2 DA BONE has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
A strong matchup
3–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Piggy Blues BBQ in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
A standing appointment
5
years running at one contest
They've cooked *Up in Smoke BBQ Bash every year from 2013 to 2017 — the contest they never miss.
- 5 visits in all
- best finish 12th
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
140 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3573 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1491
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3556 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1512
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after PORCHY'S BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#3574 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1516
No shared contest yet.
Level with PORCHY'S BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3559 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3551 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3569 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARK'S SMOKIN QUE | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| The Wicked Pig | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| DIG-IN COOKERS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| BLACK DOG BBQ IA | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| The Q Crew | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| WILD SHOOTERS BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Chick Hooven Swine BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| DRY 2 DA BONE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Pig Skin BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SWINE ASSASSINS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 150.8116 | 163.51 | top 57% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5600 | 158.2744 | 162.75 | top 60% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7372 | 161.6800 | 167.07 | top 45% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 150.2744 | 160.26 | top 62% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Up in Smoke BBQ Bash | 5 | 12 | 0 | top 65% | 2017-07-21 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4 yrs
2013-07-26 → 2017-07-21
Busiest season
2017
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IA
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
1
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 167.07 · weakest Brisket (160.26)
Walk rate
20%
a top-10 call in 1 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
621.54
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
137
94–169 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1560
average field rating faced — tougher than 47% of rated contests
Power rating
1492
peak 1492 · #3561 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Up in Smoke BBQ Bash
- 2015
- First call Up in Smoke BBQ Bash
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score675.9772 Up in Smoke BBQ Bash
- Career-best overall score675.9772 Up in Smoke BBQ Bash
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.1200 Up in Smoke BBQ Bash
- 2016
- Peak power rating (1493) Up in Smoke BBQ Bash
- 2017
- Most recent contest *Up in Smoke BBQ Bash
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.1 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash | 2015-07-24 |
| +0.5 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash | 2016-07-22 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.2 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash | 2014-07-25 |
| -7.2 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash | 2013-07-26 |
| -1.5 | *Up in Smoke BBQ Bash | 2017-07-21 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 65% | 90.4% | 90.4% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 62% | 92% | 92% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 22% | 93.9% | 93.9% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 67.1% | 67.1% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-21 | *Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA | 32 / 49 (650.8344) | 21 (166.2628) | 22 (164.5600) | 17 (169.7372) | 45 (150.2744) |
| 2016-07-22 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA | 29 / 47 (662.1948) | 20 (170.8344) | 34 (162.8460) | 30 (165.6800) | 32 (162.8344) |
| 2015-07-24 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA | 12 / 54 (675.9772) | 9 (173.1200) | 30 (164.0344) | 14 (169.7028) | 13 (169.1200) |
| 2014-07-25 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA | 51 / 52 (483.3372) | 45 (156.5372) | 41 (158.2744) | 19 (168.5256) | — |
| 2013-07-26 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA | 50 / 66 (635.3604) | 62 (150.8116) | 32 (164.0460) | 41 (161.6800) | 42 (158.8228) |